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alton towers trip report, 21/03/2010

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Post March 21st, 2010, 5:47 pm

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what a fun and fantastic day had by all. there was some failures, some laughs and some foolery.

the start of the day i meet gouldy and linny at the front gates and we headed in and renewed our anual passes. there blue and sparkly this year.
we walked around to sonic spinball, the new colours very much suit it and make it far more photographic and as usual its alot of fun.
we then headed to the dark forest. the new themeing of the whole are is fantastic. trees everywhere as you'll see in the photos to come. first was th13teen and what a big dissapointment. the whole coaster was glass smooth and perfectally silent. the themeing was fantastic but the drop in the crypt didnt have any force to it and by the time you realised it had dropped you were ready to fly out of it backwards. all in all th13teen would make a great family coaster but the very detailed themeing for thrill pulls it out of that and the whole ride sorta floats in limbo between family and scare. (phyco coaster yeah right)
then we meet with steve and the rest of the gang and did it again. lots more of the usual to follow, rita, nemy, oblivion, charlie and the chocolate factory, duel.
the new ben and jerrys ice cream palour outside the flume is wicked, if you go i strongly advise you to get a sundae from there.
anyway im shure not many of you will read this bit and would like to see a whole load of piccys, so please enjoy



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the first thing you get met with, a great big purplr pair of corkscrews

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so good to be back in the towers grounds, there still as beautiful as they always were

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one of the hundreds of refrences to sonic the hedehog, not so many to amy, tails and Dr robotnik

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always a fun element on spinball

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battle galleons is still an stupid ride but very will themed

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if you go down to the woods today you'd better not go alone

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its still rita but not it has an awful voice to launch you, "you've got to escape go go go"

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wraths dont like small vans, please not this in future

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quick climb up after the terrorable heartlining

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rita is still the same colour but they havent cleaned it over the winter and its very dirty, it very much adds to the ride

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the trains have had a very slight simple paint job but it really adds to the area well

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themed games

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and themed shops too

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she is very pretty when she has gone goth

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the entrance to th13teen's very very very long que line.

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caution, open graves

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more of the awsome van themeing, note the drag marks in the mud from the tires, lots and lots of small details

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a coaster in the dark forest

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entering the crypt

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there are wraths in the area

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they deserve love too, being a warth can be so lonely

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very very sppoky tree on the crypt

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the best ride at alton towers if you want to see boobies jiggleing

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they even have tarts dacing in the windows, or are they willy wonkas henchmen

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why does this purple dragon thing have boobies?

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duel signiture shot

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time for noms in pasta and pizza

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guess what they serve, yep pizza and pasta and salad

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and yes its extreamly tasty

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runaway mine train is just plain fun as usual

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the new star attraction of alton towers, these were better than th13teen, i kid you not

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sexy ladys serving ice cream, this is heaven. while you put my chocolate cown on can you say "MOO"

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soooooooo tasty

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we all like fishy's

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turns out fishy's like us too

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it be captin gould and first mate linny, RUN!!!!!!!

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since where not at all children or sad losers

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lets go on this

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i dont think children have theis much fun on the nutty, they just dont understand

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"THE NUT ROOM"

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if i take a photo of you and you take a photo of me it will create a paradox and destroy the universe

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im a long wiggley thing in a book, what am i?

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new colours are so hot

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the towers are still one of my scary'est places on earth, really they are

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prifari awsomeness but still not as good as squirril nutty but did produce more lats than th13teen

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starting to get all artsy with piccys, ohh coaster shot at an angle

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the hairpin is still a very cool element, again look at how those new colours stand out

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the colours are louder than th13teen, really they are.

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the most neglected area of alton towers

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oblivion is still a cool ride worthy of recogniton though

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but as usual theres never a que for it.

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back to the forest for some tormented treats

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pretty new rita control box

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the trains almost blend into the trees

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the trains even look like big kiddie coaster cars but they are very comfortable, single lap bar

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attention to detail is superb.

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and the name alton towers is in the old font too, again such detail in the whole of the ride

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the new paint scheme even make rita look alot meaner

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look empty cars

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see mikey, nothing wrong with tire lift hills, there quiet and not one problem were as rita broke down a few times we seen

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the go light need some themeing though

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but those trees do seem to be able to get anywhere they wish

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but this is where the fun is at and has been for the last 12 years

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i probally have and you will have probally seen a million photos of this so heres another

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the vertical loop is still a very fun element

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i love this dive, its small but it packs a punch into the final corkscrew

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blade hairtime credit

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no gouldy, please god no gouldy. we dont want to see the twins

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while on blade this random cat just seemed to appear from somewhere

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one final photo of the UK coaster crew.


i hope you have enjoyed the photos i have posted

overall the day was a very good day round the towers, the ques were short, the rides ran well, it was sunny, we found out willy wonka is very excited about the nut room and we all got a new coaster for our coaster count. it was just a shame it was oviously not finished so hopefully when all the themeing is working correctally it will be a hell of alot better.

next up, thorpe park next month, date to be decided yet
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Post March 21st, 2010, 5:58 pm

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might not be even gettin to thorpe park for the next trip, who knows, money's always an issue, if i get this new job though i should have some money for it :D
that was such a great trip, and for my first trip it was amazing, thatnks for a great day out guys :D
Cradled by two loving arms that I'd die for,
One little kiss and Felina goodbye.

Post March 21st, 2010, 6:14 pm
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Originally posted by Adrenaguy

that was such a great trip, and for my first trip it was amazing, thatnks for a great day out guys :D


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Post March 21st, 2010, 8:55 pm

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Good poop guy's sorry i couldnt make it.
It's been far too long since i attended, but as soon as i start getting some real money in im up for anything and everything.
Re-run of the absolutely epic first ever meet at Blackpool, TASHHHHHHH!

Post March 21st, 2010, 11:22 pm
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I still haven't seen any proof it runs OK in the rain...
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Post March 22nd, 2010, 4:11 am
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well, you might have to wait for video evidence of that. But I have to tell you it had been raining, although it wasn't raining at the time, the ground was wet everywhere and there was drops off water hanging off most things, including the coasters and therefore the tyres on the tyre lift also... I'm assuming. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that it wasn't dry when we rode it in the morning.

Post March 22nd, 2010, 8:09 am

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The park can't have been that busy if you were able to ride Squirrel Nutty!
What was your full ride list? How were the queue times?

I'm going this Friday :D

Post March 22nd, 2010, 8:19 am
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Considering it was the second day of the season, there was a new coaster and it was a weekend, the park was pretty empty. The longest we queued was for our first ride on Th13teen and that was before the park opened to the GP! After that most stuff had pretty short queues and after about 3pm, everything was walk on.

I'm going again on Wednesday, so I'm presuming the queues will be even shorter then and the same for you on Friday.

Post March 22nd, 2010, 11:45 am
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Give the tires a chance to break in a bit and for maintenance to lube everything...
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Post March 22nd, 2010, 2:44 pm

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off the top of my head the ride list was a follows

th13teen - 4
nemesis - 3
nessie - 1
squirill nutty - 1
sonic spinball - 2
duel - 1
mine train - 2
rita - 1
charlie and the chocolate factory (NUT ROOM!!!!) - 1
blade - 1
oblivion - 1

between us all with the only exception is me not on blade, gouldy no on the nutty and adguy on th13teen once that would be it.
i would say the ques will be very very small this week then picking up next as it gets closer to easter

BTW why are my trip reports not good enough to go on the front page?
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Im going to Thorpe Park tomorrow. It will be quiet, being a weekday and close to Easter but do you reckon they will close the high cost running rides.
I promised i'de take my family to Thorpe because last time they went there was only detonator and tidal wave there and it was awful so i dont wanna let them down by Stealth being shut etc.
What you reckon?

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naa im shure it will be open

and dont you mean tidal werve?
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Post March 22nd, 2010, 7:09 pm

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YAY FOR MIKEY

like it alot it shows how weak th13teen is

the hug i like but the other guy, not a clue[lol]
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Originally posted by english coaster guy

Im going to Thorpe Park tomorrow. It will be quiet, being a weekday and close to Easter but do you reckon they will close the high cost running rides.
I promised i'de take my family to Thorpe because last time they went there was only detonator and tidal wave there and it was awful so i dont wanna let them down by Stealth being shut etc.
What you reckon?


Everything will be open. Enjoy your day!

Post March 22nd, 2010, 8:18 pm

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Went on a quiet day twice before and Stealth was mysterious closed down. And Dragon2000 arnt the long haired dude who we saw at Thorpe Park that day, i cant remember?


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